Above and Beyond

A sober and dutiful black-and-white biopic (1952) starring Robert Taylor as the pilot who dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. Directed by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, the same dynamic duo who collaborated on several Bob Hope and Bing Crosby “Road” pictures; with Eleanor Powell, James Whitmore, and other fun-loving members of the MGM back lot. 122 min.
ByJonathan Rosenbaum